How To Install libmemkind-progs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind-progs on Kali Linux. libmemkind-progs is user-extensible heap manager for heterogeneous memory platforms

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind-progs on Kali Linux.

What is libmemkind-progs

libmemkind-progs is:

The memkind library is a user extensible heap manager built on top of jemalloc which enables control of memory characteristics and a partitioning of the heap between kinds of memory. While arbitrary user control is possible, built-in characteristics include NUMA and page size.

This package contains support programs that use libmemkind.

There are three methods to install libmemkind-progs on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmemkind-progs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind-progs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmemkind-progs

Install libmemkind-progs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind-progs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmemkind-progs

Install libmemkind-progs Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind-progs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmemkind-progs

How To Uninstall libmemkind-progs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmemkind-progs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmemkind-progs

Uninstall libmemkind-progs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmemkind-progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmemkind-progs

Remove libmemkind-progs Configurations and Data

To remove libmemkind-progs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmemkind-progs

Remove libmemkind-progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmemkind-progs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmemkind-progs

Dependencies

libmemkind-progs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind-progs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.